Name: Vietnamese rice paper rolls
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 2 chicken breast fillets (340g); 24 x 17cm-square rice paper sheets; 1 red capsicum (150g), sliced thinly; 1 1/4 cup (100g) bean sprouts; 1 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves; 1 cup firmly packed fresh coriander leaves; Dipping sauce; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 1/4 cup (60ml) lime juice; 1/4 cup (60ml) oyster sauce; 1/4 cup (65g) finely grated palm sugar; 2 fresh small red thai chillies, chopped finely

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

Vietnamese rice paper rolls are traditionally filled with either prawns or shredded chicken and accompanied with crisp vegetables, mint and coriander. The taste combination makes them a popular dish for children and adults alike.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon peanut oil

2 chicken breast fillets (340g)

24 x 17cm-square rice paper sheets

1 red capsicum (150g), sliced thinly

1 1/4 cup (100g) bean sprouts

1 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves

1 cup firmly packed fresh coriander leaves

Dipping sauce

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 tablespoon fish sauce

1/4 cup (60ml) lime juice

1/4 cup (60ml) oyster sauce

1/4 cup (65g) finely grated palm sugar

2 fresh small red thai chillies, chopped finely

Method

1.Make dipping sauce. Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until cold.

2.Heat oil in small frying pan; cook chicken until browned all over and cooked through. Stand 10 minutes; slice thinly into 24 pieces.

3.Place one sheet of rice paper in medium bowl of warm water until just softened; carefully lift from water. Place on board; pat dry with absorbent paper. Position rice paper in diamond shape; place chicken slice vertically down centre of rice paper, top with capsicum, sprouts, mint and coriander. Fold bottom corner over filling; roll rice paper from side to side to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining rice paper sheets and filling.

4.Serve rice paper rolls cold with dipping sauce.

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